In the Sushine State on this day in 1719 The French Fort San Carlos (Pensacola) surrendered unconditionally to Spanish forces.

In 1775 The British sloop, Brigantine, was boarded by a party of 27 American rebels while at anchor in St. Augustine harbor. More than 100 barrels of gunpowder were taken.

In 1840 survivors of the Seminole massacre at Indian Key were rescued.

In 1836 Fort Drane (near Ocala) was evacuated by Captain Charles S. Merchant and his men because of sickness. The evacuation of the fort meant a loss of 12,000 bushels of corn waiting to be harvested in nearby fields.

In 1891 The City of San Antonio (Pasco County) was originally incorporated. San Antonio is the site of Saint Leo College and Saint Leo Abbey.